Once again, Confederate forces are overwhelmed in battle in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Nothing seems to be going right for the South these days, and today’s Battle of Fisher’s Mill reflects the haplessness that has descended upon the Confederacy. Despite a superior defensive position on high ground near Strasburg, the Federals manage to wrest control of…
Confederate cavalry continue harassing, albeit largely ineffectively, Union troops in north Georgia. The game of cat and mouse between the Rebels and the Federals will go on for some weeks, with Union General William T. Sherman growing ever more frustrated with an elusive, albeit weak, enemy. Yet for the Rebel forces of significantly inferior numbers,…
In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the forces of Union General Philip Sheridan chase the retreating forces of Confederate General Jubal Early, following the Federals’ victory over the Rebels at Winchester the day prior. As the chase takes place, Confederate president Jefferson Davis departs from Richmond en route to Georgia to visit Confederate General John Bell Hood…